Tam v. Newsome

Marshall, Judge.

Appellee brought this suit against a swimming pool company and its operators for negligent construction of a swimming pool installed at appellee’s residence. The evidence showed that the pool began to leak after it was installed by defendants, and, in spite of several attempts by defendants to repair the defects, the pool was not repaired. In his complaint, appellee sought $2,000 compensatory damages and $2,000 exemplary damages, attorney fees and costs. The jury returned a verdict against defendants of $2,000 compensatory damages (later adjusted by the trial judge to $1,965)…